Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 18, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-2937
CVE-2008-2937
Description
Postfix 2.5 before 2.5.4 and 2.6 before 2.6-20080814 delivers to a mailbox file even when this file is not owned by the recipient, which allows local users to read e-mail messages by creating a mailbox file corresponding to another user's account name.
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Affected products
6cpe:2.3:a:postfix:postfix:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:a:postfix:postfix:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postfix:postfix:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postfix:postfix:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postfix:postfix:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postfix:postfix:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <2.5.4, <2.6-20080814
Patches
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References
19- secunia.com/advisories/31500nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/30691nvdPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/31485nvdVendor Advisory
- ftp.porcupine.org/mirrors/postfix-release/experimental/postfix-2.6-20080814.HISTORYnvd
- ftp.porcupine.org/mirrors/postfix-release/official/postfix-2.5.4.HISTORYnvd
- kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/indexnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00002.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/31477nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/32231nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-12.xmlnvd
- wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0259nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0422.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495632/100/0/threadednvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2385nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44461nvd
- issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2689nvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00271.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00287.htmlnvd
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